Pupils' Perceptions of Teacher Merit: A Factor Analysis of Five Postulated Dimensions

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Item responses of 2108 sixth-grade pupils on the perceived effectiveness of their 75 teachers were factor-analysed through the principal components method with rotation by Kaiser's varimax procedure. The strongest eight emerging factors described pupil perceptions along five dimensions of teacher merit; Affective, Cognitive, Disciplinary, Innovative, and Motivational. Conclusions are that sixth-grade pupils perceive the effective teacher as a warm, friendly and supportive person who communicates clearly, motivates and disciplines pupils effectively, and Is flexible in methodology. The pupils viewed discipline in two distinct and separate aspects. Motivation was perceived as either a positive or negative force, rather than the more usual concept of absence or presence of a positive characteristic.

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